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Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, U.S. Representatives Susan Brooks and Todd Rokita, and State Sen. Jim Tomes are all seeking the nomination.

Republican Sen. Erin Houchin of Salem's resignation from the state Senate was announced Thursday and is effective Feb. 4.

A Richmond police officer was critically wounded and a man was injured in a shootout following a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics, authorities said.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's office announced Justin Brandt Mills' appointment to the Crawford County Circuit Court on Wednesday. His swearing to succeed former Judge Sabrina Bell has not yet been scheduled.

House Republicans Tuesday elected a new majority leader, one of the highest ranking positions in the caucus. The move came after Rep. Jud McMillin resigned from the position last week amid a sex scandal.

The measure requires companies removing sand from the Port of Indiana and around industrial water intake pipes to deposit it directly onto northwestern Indiana's badly-eroded beaches, instead of offshore.

Black bears are rarely seen in Indiana. In 2015, a black bear entered the state from Michigan, becoming the first black bear confirmed in Indiana since the 1870s, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The Southern Indiana Pride Festival returns to downtown Jeffersonville this weekend. Event founder Evan Stoner said its meant to promote the area as a place where kindness and diversity thrive.

Kernan, a Democrat, won three elections as South Bend's mayor before being elected lieutenant governor with Gov. Frank O'Bannon in 1996 and 2000. Kernan became governor in September 2003 after OBannons death and served for 16 months before he lost the 2004 election to Republican Mitch Daniels.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced late Saturday that the products by Fisher Packing Company in Redkey were shipped statewide. The products include smoked ham, smoked ham shanks and Canadian bacon.